Allendale

Allendale: Memories of Life Along the Mississippi River is Ken Kahao, Jr.'s deeply personal memoir of growing up on a working family plantation in south Louisiana during the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. Through vivid family stories, rural traditions, childhood adventures, faith, education, public service, and a later career in law enforcement and investigations, Kahao preserves a disappearing world along the Mississippi River.Richly illustrated and rooted in West Baton Rouge history, Allendale honors the relatives, workers, neighbors, and mentors who shaped the author's character. It is a candid reflection on family responsibility, honor, resilience, community, social change, and the enduring values passed from one generation to the next. The book will appeal to readers of Louisiana history, Southern memoir, family history, rural American life, and stories of the twentieth-century South.